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Renowned football agent Mino Raiola has passed away after a prolonged illness at the age of 54. Rumours of Raiola’s death were circulating online two days earlier, but it was later made clear that while the agent was indeed in critical condition, doctors were able to resuscitate him. However, the Italo-Dutchman could not fight on for much longer, passing away just a few hours ago, his family confirmed via a statement on Twitter. He had been facing severe health problems for quite some time, reportedly battling a lung disease. Raiola had a high-profile list of clients, including Erling Haaland, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Marco Verratti.…

The Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans sealed their spot in the final four, with a top two spot all but confirmed. The loss puts Royal Challengers Bangalore in somewhat of a pickle, with the Bangalore franchise in the middle of nowhere. This defeat further compounded their existing struggles with respect to their net run rate, which was left languishing after their heavy defeats against Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad previously. It was once again a batting failure for the Royal Challengers. The finish did not go as per plan, as Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar’s fantastic platform was left unused, with Bangalore finishing on 170 after their…

Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered a thrashing at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad, as they were subjected to perhaps the worst defeat in this edition of the Indian Premier League. It was a complete and total failure in RCB’s batting line-up, for which credit must be accorded to the sensational Marco Jansen. The South African induced a calamitous collapse in the RCB top-order, breaking the back of their batting, after which it only went downwards for Faf du Plessis’ men, who eventually folded for a hapless total of 68. The small target was a walk in the park for the Orange Army, who knocked…

Hardik Pandya’s defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in a low scoring thriller at the DY Patil Sports Academy to register their seventh win of the ongoing Indian Premier League season. KKR’s form continued to dip, while Gujarat more or less sealed their place in the playoffs GT won the toss and chose to bat, an incredibly rare event this season, as captains have generally chosen to chase keeping the dew factor in mind. The in-form Shubman Gill was dismissed early, as Kiwi veteran Tim Southee struck with what was a rather loose delivery. Pandya was at his best, playing an incredibly mature innings of 67, after…

The sides played out a competitive game, but its end was marred with a scandal that saw a seemingly clear no-ball decision not being given by the on-field umpires. That incident took away the enjoyable aspects of the match, as RR batter Jos Buttler carried on with his stupendous form, bringing up his third hundred of the season in just seven games. The Delhi innings was a stop-start affair before 36 off the final over almost seemed possible before the squabble at the end. The victory put the Royals into first place, ahead of Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore, who also have ten points. Prasidh…

Legendary former Indian captain proved that he still has some cricket left in him as he finished off the most unlikely of chases for Chennai Super Kings, something he has done on innumerable occasions in the past. MS Dhoni scored 16 off the last four balls as CSK secured a victory over Mumbai Indians. Chennai will also be glad that they are bucking up in this edition of the IPL, notching up their second win in seven matches after losing their first four on the trot. https://twitter.com/ChennaiIPL/status/1517211405409079296 The Super Kings put up a splendid display with the ball to restrict…

Wisden has named outgoing England Test captain Joe Root as the Leading Cricketer in the World in the 2022 edition of the Wisden Cricketer’s Almanack, which was published this week. The Englishman had a magical 2021, scoring a whopping 1708 runs at an average of 61.00. Root was England’s lone warrior as the Three Lions suffered one of their worst phases in the longest format of the game, losing to India twice and being humiliated 4-0 in the Ashes. Their batting was especially poor, as the side did not receive any substantial contributions from any batsman barring Root, making his record even more special. The 30-year old…

The number of Covid positive cases in the Delhi Capitals’ camp has now increased to six, after New Zealand batsman Tim Seifert also tested positive ahead of Wednesday’s Indian Premier League encounter against the Punjab Kings. The setback did not seem to hold Rishabh Pant’s men back, as they made short work of the Punjab Kings on Tuesday, shooting them out for 115 before chasing the paltry total down with more than nine overs to spare. Axar Patel was brilliant with the ball, picking up 2/10 in four overs, before Prithvi Shaw and David Warner tore apart the Punjab bowling…

Delhi Capitals beat Punjab Kings by nine wickets in a lopsided Indian Premier League encounter at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The game, which was in jeopardy after Mitchell Marsh, Tim Seifert, and a few support staff in the DC camp tested positive for coronavirus, was shifted to the Cricket Club of India, where the Capitals put on an absolute clinic, outperforming PBKS comprehensively in every single department. The Punjab batsmen didn’t know what hit them as they slumped to a measly score of 115 before Delhi openers Prithvi Shaw and David Warner made a mockery of the Punjab bowling attack, eventually wrapping up…

The position of Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja has become unstable as a result of the ongoing political turmoil in Pakistan, following former prime minister Imran Khan’s resignation. Khan’s position was uncertain for an extended period of time as the opposition parties came together to oust the 1992 World Cup-winning captain via a vote of no confidence. Raja took up the position as the chairman of the PCB just about a year ago, and is known to be a Khan loyalist, having played most of his career under the legendary all-rounder’s captaincy. https://twitter.com/iramizraja/status/1372785184559407110 Khan initially tried to strike down…